Burrell instructed BBC Sport he additionally confronted prejudice throughout the England set-up, throughout a Take a look at profession that noticed him win 15 caps after his debut in February 2014.

“I’ve had a number of traumatic experiences inside England camp,” he mentioned.

“Some discrimination and a few simply old-school mentality that is actually unacceptable.”

Racism had grow to be normalised in dressing rooms, in Burrell’s expertise.

“It is one thing that has been dressed up as banter and that is been the issue that I’ve personally suffered and seen,” mentioned Burrell, who’s of Jamaican descent.

“Over a time frame you simply be taught to imagine that it is the norm and that’s effective and that it isn’t malicious, however that is nonsense.”

Burrell says he was ultimately spurred to talk out after a team-mate at Newcastle referred to him as a “slave” and instructed him to place solar cream on his wrists and ankles “the place your shackles had been”.

The RFU mentioned Burrell’s revelations had led to “a deeper take a look at the tradition throughout the elite sport and to the implementation of an motion plan for the skilled sport”.

“The RFU has positioned important deal with inclusion and variety in rugby union and quite a lot of work undertaken each earlier than and since Luther Burrell got here ahead and shared his experiences of racism and classism,” it added.

“We’re persevering with work with golf equipment and stakeholders within the skilled sport to try for a tradition of inclusivity however acknowledge this takes time and is an ongoing course of.”

Each Prem and PWR membership now has face-to-face schooling on constructing inclusive cultures, with its success monitored through particular person studies and surveys.

All England gamers, together with age-grade squads, are educated in being “lively bystanders” to intervene and defend others from dangerous behaviour.

“You need to be so pleased with what you have got completed,” Burrell’s mom Joyce instructed him as a part of the BBC iPlayer documentary Luther Burrell – Rugby, Racism and Redemption.

“I do know it has had this impact on you and completed your profession, however in our eyes, you have got completed so properly. We’re so pleased with you and to have you ever as a son.”

Burrell’s father Geoff died shortly after the filming of the documentary, and his sister died earlier this 12 months.